Law Professor to Students: Stop Calling Me by My First Name

When University of Utah law professor Shima Baradaran Baughman introduces herself to her students each year, she refers to herself as “Professor Baughman.” Or “Prof. B.” if she’s signing off an email to her class. Her students, though, prefer to call her “Shima,” lopping off the academic honorific. That wasn’t always the case. When she […]